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Now that I’ve done the module construction, built the turntable pit, and mounted the New York Railway Supply system, it’s time to do the wiring, install the track, and program the NYRS system. Follow along in part 2 of this series as we go through this one step at a time ...
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Figure 1: As we start into Part 2, we’ll install the control wiring, the track, the feeders and program the NYRS system.
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